South Carolina Rapper Arrested for Charges Related to Shooting During Sale of Marijuana in China Creek

Yesterday, LeMarcus Raekwon Martin, age 21, a suspect in a marijuana robbery that resulted in one local man being shot, was arrested at an airport in South Carolina. He was booked on charges of robbery and conspiracy to commit a crime.

According to Rosylin Weston, Vice President of Communications at Greenville-Spartanburg Airport, Martin was attempting to fly out of their airport yesterday when he was arrested. “He was attempting to go through screening,” she explained. “Everybody is run through a Homeland Security database and his name showed that there was a warrant for his arrest.” He didn’t give us any problems.

Weston said that Martin was arrested without incident.

After investigating, questioning witnesses, and following up on multiple leads the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office had put out a warrant recently for Martin’s arrest. The incident began on August 6th when a local man and a friend were attempting to sell multiple pounds of marijuana to three men from out of the area. Eventually, the three suspects attempted to drive off with the pounds and the victim attempted to stop them by reaching into the vehicle. One of the suspects inside the vehicle shot the victim. At this point, the Sheriff’s Department hasn’t clarified whether Martin is believed to be the shooter or one of the other suspects.

The victim received serious injury and had to be medevacked to an out of the area hospital.

Currently, Martin is being held for extradition. Once he is brought to Humboldt, if the charges remain the same, he will be held on $500,000 bail.

Martin performed in rap videos (see one below–his is the first face you see in the video below.) He goes by the name of Butta or Boutadollar Butta or Bad Butta.

131 comments

Well, if you have to do deals with strangers, do it where there are cameras, so that your survivors will have a record… It’s too bad that we have to pay to keep a real piece of shit in jail, when he will just get credibility and rep from it… And later, he will just shoot someone else while stealing his living…

It’s not his fault. Society made him do because the man held him down. Either that or racist police targeted him cause he’s black. According to liberals, that is the reason for the massively disproportionate amount of black on white, violent crime. Let’s all collectively bury our heads in the sand and make excuses for this very real problem, and hence, ensure that it continues unabated! But hey, at least then we can feel good about ourselves and profess to the world how diverse and non judgmental we are; yaaaay, kumbaya!

You know what? I bust my butt to get you the latest news and I know you are a regular reader of this free site. So you need to do some self-examination. Either this site is morally corrupt by providing news or it isn’t. But when I give context for someone’s life and by the by I spent over a half hour tracking down those videos, that’s fricking news not press work.

As far as defending yourself I see no reason. Your website over the years speaks for itself as far as impeccable integrity is concerned. 99.999% of the time the people who give you a hard time are morons. Their comments usually speak for themselves. I find it useful to see their comments so that I can judge them from their own words and attitudes. Bottom line is don’t give these people space in your head.

Oh and thank you. People say it all the time to you but never forget that it is not just being polite. It comes from the heart.

You need to slow down and take care of yourself. I read you everyday. I would be disappointed if you crash and burned. You are one of only two sites that report the news within minutes after it happens. I have changed my driving route after reading news on your site. I have submitted photos for you to support a story. If you like what you do and want to continue you should use self reflection and take steps to listen to your body and takes steps to not push yourself to the edge. If you don’t Lost Coast will be publishing your obit and you don’t want that………………………

Kym, excuse the tolls. I just want to thank you for all the hard work. Its been a long day with all these local fires. Been watching the up dates on the Miller fire as i live close by. Thank you, you are appreciated.

Ths will be great for his rap career. Now kids will start idealizing thugs who rob weed from wimpy white-boy growers who then run crying to the police. I can see a paradigm shift here…outlaws and gangstas never call the police to settle scores and the rap-buying public know this.

didn’t sound like he ran to the cops if he had to be helicoptered out. I would like to see you just rub some dirt in it and walk off a gun shot. This is news people need to read. There are millions of pounds about to hit the market at a rip off price. People are just trying to survive.

Dude you don’t know who your talking bout haha dude not whimpy and all three of these fools are gonna get poked when they hit any yard in the country. He’s lucky the outlaws didn’t get him b4 these [edit: law enforcement] did. Trust and believe these out of towners won’t fuck with Humboldt no more. They lucky they didn’t vanish without a trace.

I do know something…..people who cooperate and give information to the police are not respected in criminal organizations. I don’t respect them. And not many people I know around here respect that. I still think that many wanna-be gangstas would not respect that either. But yeah- I know nothing. It’s totally cool now to cooperate with and give information to the police so they can get the guys who stole your weed? I’m not surprised- this new generation is pretty….wimpy. I agree I know little about the rap music market. Maybe everybody is into “informer rap” now?

wait till this punk starts singing, gangster my ass. Not sure if you are refering to the victim but he was shot and bleeding to death yes the cops are going to ask questions, I don’t think he was saying too much with two punctured lungs and a hole in his esophagus, lucky to be alive, fuck this pice of shit, all three of em should never see the light of day. These videos make me sick, this is what the youth look up to and we wonder why we live in the world we live in.

Chump Supporter,
i’m surprised to hear you have no respect for informers and people who don’t cooperate w/police.
how do you support chump (the under the bridge troll) when every sentence he posts tells us to call and turn in all the growers we see/smell/suspect.

So you want biased reporting then , only covering stories that instrest you ?or follow your ideals ? Maybe you should start your own site because most of the people that visit this one do so because of the stories she posts

Thank you for posting it. That victim could be anyone in your community. The victim, like all people have family that love him and they want justice for their loved one. I hope those three thugs get what’s coming to them. I’m sorry that they ruined their own lives. The sad part is even the thugs have families that love and care about them. Social media gives us All a place to tell how we feel about a story. Dont shot the messenger. Keep doing what you are doing kym.

Haha you guys are funny if you think this guy’s gaining any fans from this site because Kym posted two of his goofy rap videos. I think this more pertains to how someone should be charged who glamorizes guns and robbing people then is involved in a shooting while robbing someone. This isn’t glamorizing a rapper but showing you an idiot whose making real bad life decisions and was headed to prison long before this incident.

Anyone talking crap on kym, stop reading her site then. Shes working so hard to bring us good quality journalism and its your choice to read her.
Its fine if you dont understand our culture, or dont do anything online but complain, just go to some other site and bitch. And maybe look at what aome if the younger generations put online and youll get it more.

Kym your work is a gift to this community and you are appreciated and respected. It is irritating to suffer these trolls that don’t know our area, and/or are too selfish to recognize you endless efforts.

Personally I would love to see these complainers start their own blog and leave our world.

i wish Phineas had a like button. here, i’ll substitute this ************. many thumbs up!

but i feel you’re wrong in one regard. the whinny trolls obviously DO recognize kym’s effort, find her work product valuable.
i’m thinking most are enjoying have a small audience of captive eye-rollers. all behavior serves a purpose. they wouldn’t be here if it was wasting their time.

do you think some of these posters are only living to prove that
“It sometimes requires ignorance and arrogance to know something for sure.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana
?

i’m here kym, because i read you as holding firmly to old school beliefs that journalists should have integrity and be conscientious. i imagine this quote tattooed on your forearm:
“I used to think the most important thing for a reporter was to be where the news is and be the first to know. Now I feel a reporter should be able to effect change. Your reporting should move people and motivate people to change the world. Maybe this is too idealistic. Young people who want to be journalists must, first, study and, second, recognize that they should never be the heroes of the story. ..A journalist must be curious, and must be humble.”
–Zhou Yijun

i hear you on the curiosity. i’ve always have been voracious with learning stuff. when i learned to ride a bike i started chasing firetrucks & i still chase ’em. now i do it like you; via scanner…

your values & mores concerning community and humanity shine through, kym.
you lead through example.
i love that you try to infuse humanity into humanity.
how wonder-full you have a following of cheerleaders who also appreciate the way you operate – sincere people who can trust you.

…unlike you i’m very cynical & pessimistic. the neighborhood i’ve been in for 10 yrs has been an ugly education and has contributed greatly to my sense of lost optimism.
i believe we 2 legged’s are losing our compassion, civility and becoming omnipotent to the point of losing our humanity.

i read the hcso daily calls for service daily, my scanner is always on, and i study all sorts of subjects on the internet til dawn.
i really enjoy trying to figure out how people think and learning about psychology. people fascinate me.
i drive people crazy asking questions all the time.

and i talk (type) too much. molta prolixità.

i’ll be sending you an email offering my service in an area or 2 that could, hopefully, allow you more time for what you do love to do…inform, enlighten and influence through positivism.
— also, that offer to type up your transcribed book chapters i’d love to read still stands.

here is a companion quote to tat on your other arm – but i wonder if you’ve had them inked on you for decades already kym:

“I think journalism anywhere should be based on social justice and impartiality, making contributions to society as well as taking responsibility in society. Whether you are capitalist or socialist or Marxist, journalists should have the same professional integrity.
–Tan Hongkai”

What language are they rapping in? I cant understand any of it. Not even sure what to say about the folks in those videos. If I was a parent to any of them I think id go off myself after watching those videos. Where did it all go wrong?

I have absolutely no idea what they are saying our talking about ,but it don’t matter anyway. to be politically correct. prime example of why people of color get a bad name there videos try to make a person think it’s cool to be a lowlife theif .loser flashing money tbey no doubt stole. thank u kym for the great story .

Kym does a great job of keeping us informed of what is happening locally!! If all you want to do is bad mouth her hit the unfollow!! It is that easy unless you are a TROLL & just looking to pick on or at someone, get a life!!

I hope the victim is recovering well! And thank you for all you do Kym!… Being a full-time mother, homesteader, school teacher and all this volunteer news-work in your ‘spare time’ deserves our daily respect and acknowledgement. I think you know how much love and appreciation the majority of your readers have for you! Get a good rest tonight friend.

Sorry I came across so critical. Just thinking the article was enough. I know you work hard. I do appreciate RHBB. It’s just when outsiders come to Humco. with bad intent to exploit easy pickings it is distressing. Because it ups the tension level of locals, making them more violent and more gangsta. There’s a lot of desperation in the market, causing good judgement to go out the window. Once more ” lo’ciento”. Hoping for better times ahead. Keep up the good work.

Maybe I’ve been working too hard. There are some major news stories that I have had to keep on top of for over 12 hours and I may be too sensitive. I don’t know. I just know I could use a little less criticism right at the moment. I’m wiped out.

Don’t let ’em get you down. Hate is transcendant these days. Evangelicals voted for the anti-Christ, so don’t feel bad. Did you see Franklin Graham, son of Billy, hobnobbing with Trump? Then he goes around blubbering and moaning about the love of Christ.

Any body says something bad about kym kemp clearly should be ashamed of them selves .I mean really we as readers wouldn’t know shit about what s going on around here with out her site tells me of all I want to know about what’s happening in Humboldt. much appreciated kym .

Music video is hilarious. In the first couple verses of the homie who is the shooting suspects he’s talking about how he owns a Beamer and a benzo…well why aren’t they in the video then homie? All I see is a fuckin Hyundai and a silver Toyota camery😂😂😂

All I see is a fuckin Hyundai and a silver Toyota camery
I am going to go see if I can leave a comment on this freak’s video. This is too funny.😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Those videos are a sad commentary on how pathetically bleak those young men’s futures are. They think they’re so tough and successful flashing their money and hand guns – when in reality most of them will either be addicted, dead or incarcerated before they hit age 30.

“Bullshit is unavoidable whenever circumstances require someone to talk without knowing what he is talking about. Thus the production of bullshit is stimulated whenever a person’s obligations or opportunities to speak about some topic are more excessive than his knowledge of the facts that are relevant to that topic.”
― Harry G. Frankfurt, On Bullshit

AND
“I wonder if you can taste the bullshit that’s coming out of your mouth.”
― Habeeb Akande

Just another violent crime against the Southern Humboldt Community. I think this type of crime has contributed to rascism in the county. If we want to fix the problem, we need to talk about problems that contribute to it. This is not an isolated incident.